Magistrates’ Courts: Fines John McDonnell To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was (a) imposed and (b) enforced in financial penalties by magistrates' courts in England and Wales in each quarter since January 2005. Bridget Prentice The total amount imposed in financial penalties by magistrates courts in England and Wales in each quarter since January 2005 is: ----------------------------------- |Quarter ending|Amount imposed (£)| ----------------------------------- |March 2005 |72,010,873 | ----------------------------------- |June 2005 |79,893,537 | ----------------------------------- |September 2005|76,827,681 | ----------------------------------- |December 2005 |75,804,360 | ----------------------------------- |March 2006 |44,796,975 | ----------------------------------- |June 2006 |52,758,386 | ----------------------------------- |September 2006|73,267,726 | ----------------------------------- |December 2006 |72,474,846 | ----------------------------------- |March 2007 |79,821,484 | ----------------------------------- |June 2007 |76,769,112 | ----------------------------------- |September 2007|79,280,472 | ----------------------------------- |December 2007 |76,605,000 | ----------------------------------- |March 2008 |78,114,419 | ----------------------------------- |June 2008 |77,579,483 | ----------------------------------- |September 2008|86,721,586 | ----------------------------------- |December 2008 |83,070,886 | ----------------------------------- |March 2009 |86,955,289 | ----------------------------------- |June 2009 |85,036,294 | ----------------------------------- |September 2009|87,805,353 | ----------------------------------- |December 2009 |87,805,476 | ----------------------------------- HMCS systems do not identify how much was collected in respect of financial penalties imposed in just the magistrates courts and can provide only the total collected in respect of all financial penalties i.e. financial penalties imposed in the magistrates courts, crown courts and unpaid fixed penalty notices and penalty notices for disorder which are transferred into HMCS for enforcement. The total amount collected in respect of all financial penalties in England and Wales in each quarter since January 2005 is: ------------------------------------- |Quarter ending|Amount collected (£)| ------------------------------------- |March 2005 |53,291,438 | ------------------------------------- |June 2005 |57,675,258 | ------------------------------------- |September 2005|56,145,793 | ------------------------------------- |December 2005 |60,742,717 | ------------------------------------- |March 2006 |58,742,427 | ------------------------------------- |June 2006 |57,725,587 | ------------------------------------- |September 2006|86,599,832 | ------------------------------------- |December 2006 |58,329,155 | ------------------------------------- |March 2007 |62,139,006 | ------------------------------------- |June 2007 |64,707,934 | ------------------------------------- |September 2007|64,143,607 | ------------------------------------- |December 2007 |64,439,257 | ------------------------------------- |March 2008 |62,826,865 | ------------------------------------- |June 2008 |63,593,020 | ------------------------------------- |September 2008|64,649,201 | ------------------------------------- |December 2008 |59,572,453 | ------------------------------------- |March 2009 |58,705,030 | ------------------------------------- |June 2009 |60,469,348 | ------------------------------------- |September 2009|62,260,160 | ------------------------------------- |December 2009 |69,700,096 | ------------------------------------- It should be noted that financial penalties can be collected in a different period from which they were imposed in.